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12-12-2012, 10:59 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
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Location: Newark, DE
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All the red flags are there to indicate a scam.
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Adios, Dirk - '84 Real Lite Truck Camper, '86 Wilderness Cimarron TT, previously 4 years as a fulltimer in a '07 DSDP
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12-12-2012, 01:45 PM
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Senior Member
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Great post...very interesting. I'm in the "this is a scam" camp.
Anyway, why not be straight-up front with this Seller and let him know you're suspicious and concerned that this may be a scam. Ask him what he is prepared to do in order to verify that he is legit.
Suggest he email you a copy of his:
1) Proof of Ownership (Title)
2) Current DMV Registration
3) Current proof of Insurance
4) Photo of the info plaque attached to the MH. ...including the VIN so you can cross reference with the above & conduct a title search, etc.
My money..this is the last you'll hear from him.... or the reasons for why non of this is possible will be priceless!
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04-Rexhall Roseair (37)
Cummins ISC / Spartan
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12-12-2012, 02:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
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SCAM
...and if it's not, I'll pay for your plane ticket to go anywhere you want haha. (I can make that bet, because I know I'm not wrong).
I've bought and sold several cars and RVs online, so I've heard it all. "I moved out of country, and can't bring my RV with me. Please contact my shipping agent...blah blah blah, payment only through Paypal/Amazon"....or my favorite: "Im very interested in the vehicle you are selling and would like to give you above asking price..."
Unless you can talk to the guy on the phone and meet him in person long before cash is exchanged...no deal.
heck, I'll sell a 2011 Monaco for $50k....but not really lol
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-Past RVs: 19ft Sportsman, 24ft Jayco, 30ft Coachmen Mirada. We had some good times.
"Im a car guy...you've been warned" lol
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12-12-2012, 02:55 PM
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Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Indiana
Posts: 151
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack1234
Great post...very interesting. I'm in the "this is a scam" camp.
Anyway, why not be straight-up front with this Seller and let him know you're suspicious and concerned that this may be a scam. Ask him what he is prepared to do in order to verify that he is legit.
Suggest he email you a copy of his:
1) Proof of Ownership (Title)
2) Current DMV Registration
3) Current proof of Insurance
4) Photo of the info plaque attached to the MH. ...including the VIN so you can cross reference with the above & conduct a title search, etc.
My money..this is the last you'll hear from him.... or the reasons for why non of this is possible will be priceless!
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x2, If this guy is for real, he'll cooperate with you.
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2005 Chevy Colorado Toad
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12-13-2012, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
Vintage RV Owners Club Gulf Streamers Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Coleman county,Texas
Posts: 206
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Howdy y'all,
A while back I ran an ad in craigslist to sell a couple of old cars and got lots of emails with strange spellings, even a couple of phone calls from 'foreign' sounding callers AND 2 CHECKS, by way of Fed-X, for $3200 each... Were they 'scammers'; I'm not sure, but they wanted me to send some of the $$$ back to the 'shipping' agent.. I check the Albuquerque ads and there are always a few great buys on there.... NOT!!!
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12-13-2012, 07:23 AM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 23
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Does the seller have a phone?
What is the name of the restoration business? If legit, you can probably find a sales tax license or something similar for that business through the state of NM.
If he's trying to raise fast cash, why doesn't he sell it to a local dealer since he's willing to accept wholesale value or below and be done with it?
This is the lure of something for nothing.
We all would like it to be true but I would be very, very skeptical.
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12-13-2012, 07:27 AM
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Senior Member
American Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 344
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Amazon Payments for Motorhome = SCAM
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12-13-2012, 07:42 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 1,489
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This says it all.
Quote:
Originally Posted by mhudson
Amazon Payments for Motorhome = SCAM
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH
2006 Jeep Commander
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12-13-2012, 07:43 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
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It sounds like a scam to me. Tried selling a boat and a dining room set this summer, everybody was willing to buy sight unseen just give them your pay pal account number and they will send their "agent" to pick it ?up.
He is willing to have it shipped to VA so you can inspect it, and if you don't like it he is going to pay to have it shipped home again?
I would RUN
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12-13-2012, 08:05 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 2,027
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Ooooo, Ooooooo,........Can't wait to see how this turns out !! It's better than the crummy "mysteries" they have on t.v. these days. Ya GOTTA let us know what happens.
Steve
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12-13-2012, 08:12 AM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
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Ideally, nothing will happen other than the OP keeping his money.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chickadee
Ooooo, Ooooooo,........Can't wait to see how this turns out !! It's better than the crummy "mysteries" they have on t.v. these days. Ya GOTTA let us know what happens.
Steve
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12-13-2012, 12:46 PM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Moorpark, Ca.
Posts: 23,922
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frikker.....Run a post here asking anyone who lives in Albuquerque to run by and take a look at it. I've gone and looked at three different coaches here in the Southern California area. At least they can tell you if there is a coach.
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2019 Newmar Dutch Star 4018 (Freightliner)
2019 Ford Raptor
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12-13-2012, 12:49 PM
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Registered User
Vintage RV Owners Club Gulf Streamers Club
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Indiana
Posts: 4,951
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Quote:
Originally Posted by frikker
This forum is incredibly helpful, so I hope ya'll don't mind if I ask for your assistance "again". We found a 2008 Monaco Knight for $50K, which "sounds too good to be true," but I thought I'd contact the seller any way. The add originally said it was in Spring, TX but now he tells me it's in Albuquerque, NM. Of course he wants to go through Amazon Payments and deliver the RV to us in VA to inspect. I said we aren't comfortable with that (after reading about scams here in IRV2) and want to fly to Albuquerque this weekend to see it. I thought that would end it, he'd disappear, but he sent me his address and said that "Please be aware that when you will be here you will handle the shipping".
Is there anyone out there who would spend the money to fly to Albuquerque to investigate this, or should I just end contact with the "seller"?
Your thoughts, as always, are very appreciated.
We are planning (hoping) to go fulltime April 1, 2013
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SCAM!!!!
There is no Amazon Payments like there is a PayPal..
Run..
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12-13-2012, 04:00 PM
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#28
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Senior Member
Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: York PA
Posts: 265
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Scan
I have a program that I can run if you give me the exact address..it will give me the name and the phone number as well as all the people who live next door..then you can call and ask...Direct..
Bill
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